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Strong earthquake hits off Japan’s coast, tsunami warning issued
A three-meter (9.8-foot) tsunami warning has been issued for Japan after a strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency and the US Geological Survey.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a three-meter tsunami warning for the Iwate prefecture and parts of Hokkaido and Aomori. In other areas of northeastern Japan, it issued an advisory, estimating a tsunami of up to one meter (3.3 feet).
The US Tsunami Warning System reported that the magnitude of the earthquake off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, was 7.4. The tsunami threat was issued at 8:52 UTC (4:52 a.m. ET). Japanâs national agency revised its figure up to 7.5 magnitude, although itâs unclear why there is a discrepancy in the numbers.
Earthquake off Japanese coast prompts tsunami warning for country's north-east
A tsunami has been observed about 31 miles (50km) off the Japanese coast following a powerful earthquake in the country's north-east, the country's public broadcaster says
Japanese authorities issued a tsunami warning after the quake near Iwate prefecture – here's where waves are expected
The country's PM Sanae Takaichi is urging people in impacted areas to seek higher ground
Public broadcaster NHK reports that the quake struck at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles)
The quake was felt hundreds of miles away from the epicentre in the capital Tokyo, the AFP news agency reports
Edited by Jamie Whitehead and Ayeshea Perera with reporting from Kurumi Mori and Chika Nakayama in Tokyo
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